Who Was Alive

Who was alive in 527 BC?

16 of the people we track were surely alive in 527 BC. The best known are listed first, with the age each reached that year; a range such as 17–21 means the birth year itself is uncertain.

  1. Confucius22–27
  2. Darius the Great23
  3. Xenophanes43–44
  4. Anacreon41–46
  5. Cambyses II32–33
  6. Simonides of Ceos29–30
  7. Theognis of Megara43
  8. Chilon of Sparta71–76
  9. Sushruta73–74
  10. Miltiades25–30
  11. Śāriputra41–42
  12. Aristides11–16
  13. Bimbisara31
  14. Polycrates47
  15. Pherecydes of Syros51–56
  16. Atossa23

Where the people alive in 527 BC were born

The 16 best known of those alive in 527 BC. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (14 of 16 placed); tap one to open that person.
Birthplaces as a list